Education expenditure in the budget in Malaysia in 2023 — 14.1%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 113. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 14.1 pp.
1981–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.1 | −6.05 pp |
| 2022 | 20.15 | −0.31 pp |
| 2021 | 20.46 | +4.84 pp |
| 2020 | 15.62 | −2.01 pp |
| 2019 | 17.64 | −2.01 pp |
| 2018 | 19.64 | −1.57 pp |
| 2017 | 21.21 | +0.42 pp |
| 2016 | 20.79 | +0.98 pp |
| 2015 | 19.81 | +0.01 pp |
| 2014 | 19.8 | +0.35 pp |
| 2013 | 19.45 | −0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 19.85 | −1.13 pp |
| 2011 | 20.98 | +2.57 pp |
| 2010 | 18.41 | −0.06 pp |
| 2009 | 18.46 | +4.43 pp |
| 2008 | 14.04 | −2.09 pp |
| 2007 | 16.12 | −0.62 pp |
| 2006 | 16.75 | — |
| 2004 | 21.01 | −3.53 pp |
| 2003 | 24.54 | −1.36 pp |
| 2002 | 25.9 | +1.56 pp |
| 2001 | 24.35 | +2.96 pp |
| 2000 | 21.39 | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 21.19 | — |
| 1997 | 20.05 | −2.72 pp |
| 1996 | 22.77 | +3.27 pp |
| 1995 | 19.5 | −0.42 pp |
| 1994 | 19.92 | +2.61 pp |
| 1993 | 17.31 | −1.79 pp |
| 1992 | 19.11 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1986 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1985 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Public Finance Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
